Here's an excellent article from Scott Belsky, showing how our distracted lives are impacting our ability to think deeply. He suggests 5 ways to disconnect and make space for sacred, interruption-free spaces where we can think, ponder and analyze again.

Designer James Victore talks about distraction and its corrosive effects in this interview with The 99 Percent. His quote "iPhones are killing our discipline, killing our ability for solitude, and killing our ability to be bored" was especially challenging to me this week.